Refer is invited to Department of Pension & Pension Welfare OM No 55/14/2014/P&PW(C)Part-I dated 29th November, 2016 regarding the subject cited above (copy enclosed). The GOI has decided that all Head of Offices will henceforth mandatorily process all pension cases only through ‘Bhavishya’. In this where necessary, they will assist the retiring employee to submit the online applicatiion form.

2. The Pay & Accounts offices will process cases generated through Bhavishya through the pension module in COMPACT till the PFMS is made operational and integrated with Bhavishya.

3. It may be ensured that the authorities concerned strictly follow the timelines prescribed under the CCS (Pension) Rules and in no case the pension case is delayed account of electronic processing through ‘Bhavishya.